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I've only tried to check some of the Kent registers, but the ones I've tried give a message that the image is unavailable or only available from a Family History Center or by signing in as a member of a supporting organization.

Thanks for that - I'm getting the same thing. Not sure why that may be, I know that in the past when trying to access Belgian records a similar thing happened, and that was apparently down to a licensing issue. No idea if that is what is going on here also.

With the Welsh records, I am actually getting intermittent access. Some searches return a "Please try again later" message, with a reference number, but on other searches I am able to see the images. Possibly a few gremlins at work!

I tried again today on the Kent registers, this time I picked out some Chatham registers which I know are freely available on Medway CityArk website, I still got the same message. That would suggest it is possibly not a licensing issue? Hopefully it is just maintenance.